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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1920)
The Frontier Published by Dennis H. Cronin One Year .....— $2.00 Six Months-- $1.00 Three Months - $0.60 Entered at the post office at O’Neill, Nebraska, as second-class matter. ADVERTISING RATES: Display advertising on Pages 4, 6 and 8 are charged for on a basis of 25 cents an inch (one column width) per week; on Page 1 the charge is •if) cents an inch per week. Local ad \ ertisements, 10 cents per line first insertion, subsequent insertions 6 cents per line. Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of sub scribers will be insanttly removed from our mailing list at expiration of time paid for, if publisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract be tween publisher and subscriber. ::jia... — NEXT GOVERNOR OF TEN NESSEE IS A REPUBLICAN Alf Taylor, At Age of 72. Is Elected —Was Candidate Thirty Years Ago. Nashville, Tenn.—After being in po litical retirement for 25 years, and with more than ri third of century be tween his first and- second races for governor, Alfred Alexander Taylor, familiarly known as “Alf” Taylor, waged a vigorous and successful cam paign. • Mr. Taylor was past the three score and ten mark when he entered the race for the Republican nomination in the primary of August 5, last. In the beginning many Tennesseans who knew him simply as the brother of “Our Bob.” late Democratic governor and senator from Tennessee, looked upon his campaign as hardly a matter for serious consideration. This view .underwent a change when Colonel Taylor took the stump and began an active campaign. It became evident that it was a one man’s race practi cally all over the state. So “Alf” Taylor woke up on his seventy-second birthday to find himself the Republi can nominee for governor of Ten nessee for the second time in his life. Taylor’s first race for governor was the most famous affair of the kind in the history of the state. On dune 18, 1886, the Republican state convention met in Nashville, and the late Richard W. Austin for several years congress man from the second Tennessee dis trict, nominated Taylor- for governor. The Democratic state convention met on August 11, 1886, and after con siderable jockeying, nominated Robert L. Taylor, “Our Bob,” for governor on the fifteenth ballot. Thus it was that Tennessee’s “war of the roses" was „ set going. The two Taylors made a tour of the state, speaking to immense crowds. They hammered the opposition and poked fun at one another, but wound up each day as affectionate a pair of brothers as one would desire to see. After a tour of the Equatchic valley, in the course of the campaign, the two stopped at Bridgeport, Ala., for the night as the guests of .a Mrs. Jones, who had heard them speak that after noon at Jasper. The good woman was greatly impressed with the'considera tion the brothers allowed each other, not only in the debate at Jasper, but about the hospitable fireside of her home. The next morning, after break fast, she gathered from her garden two roses, one white and the other red. Returning to the hall of her home, she found Alf and Bob waiting to say good-bye. To each she pre sented one of the boquets. “I want you to accept these flowers, gentlemen,” said the warm-hearted hostess, “for the sake of your mother; I know that she must be proud of her boys, who can be politicians and still be brothers. I know that her heart is with you and that her bless ings follow you.” Bob Taylor received the white roses and Alf the red. Thereafter during the campaign, Bob Taylor was known to newspaper fame as “Knight of the White Rose,” and Alf as “Knight of the Red Rose,” and Robert still was known as the “Knight of the White Rose” when he defeated Edward W. Carmack for renomination as United States senator in 1906. The “war of the roses” between the Taylor broth ers ended in the November election of 1886 with Robert the victor. Alf Taylor became a member of Congsess from the First Tennessee district on March 4, 1889, and served three terms, declining further nomi nation and taking up the practice of law in Johnson City. His home is at Milligan College, Tenn., where he is extensively interested in farming. He is the father of several. sons, one of whom, following the family bent for political division, is a Democrat. The campaign between Robert L Taylor, his brother, Republican, for election as governor of Tennessee in 1886, more than a third of a century ago, was much enlivened by the tac tics of “Bob” as he is familiarly known. Ho carried with him a fiddle made so ho told, at his home at Happy Val ley, in east Tennessee, and which lie played at each joint speaking date. He rarely attempted to discuss the serious issues of the campaign, spend ing the greater part of his time in telling jokes at the expense of his se rious-minded brother, Alf, and play ing the fiddle. During the latter part of this cam paign, Alf Taylor has been accompa nied by the Taylor quartet, composed of his sons and nephews who ren dered old-time Southern melodies upon the guitar, banjo and violin. The quartet occupied a part of the time at each speaking date in enter taining the crowd. ship Board held up BY BILLION'S SC ANDAL Republican Senate Will Refuse To Confirm Appointment of South ern Democrats. Washington, Nov. 29.—Because of revelations of waste on the part of the present Administration of more than $2,000,000,000 in its shipbuilding program the new Shipping Board ap pointed by the President will be held up by the Senate until such time as President Harding may name a new and more satisfactory one. On the board the President has placed Rear Admiral Benson, of Geor gia, a Democrat, unedr whom many of the scandals have occurred, for a term of seven years: Frederick I. Thompson, of Alabama, another Dem ocrat, for a term of five years; Joseph N. Teal, of Oregon, a Democrat, for four years; John A. Donald, of New York, a Democrat, .for three years; Chester H. Rowell, of California, a Progressive, who is labeled as a Re publican, but really supported Cox. for two years; Guy D. Goff, of Wisconsin, also labeled as a Republican, for one year, and Charles Sutter, of Missouri, with the same label, but friendly to the President, for one year. Pursuant to the President’s usual policy throughout his administration, as exemplified in his fixing the price of wheat and not of cotton during the war, the South is highly favored in the naming of the new board. As the Republican Congress will make a thorough housecleaning of the ship ping activities of the Government, it is considered here that these newly appointed Southern Democrats are out of luck. Following are some of the reasons why the Senate will not confirm an administration shipping board: Thirteeen hundred government built ships are today worth less than one-half of what the government spent to build them. It cost the government $3,000,000, 000 to produce these vessels and their value is today $1 800,000,000 or less. Losses incurred by the United States Shipping Board, through the uttar ceUapso of tS accountin'- system, | through inefficiency, through over- « chavg. . through amortization and all | 5 other causes are estimated at $2,000,- S 000,000. according to Martin J. Gillen, former special executive assistant to ^ John Barton Payne, former chairman. n Hundreds of millions of dollars be- £ longing to the board floated around g the country without anyone knowing S just where they had gone. jj Other hundreds of millions were de posited in hanks without any record | of their whereabouts. e Many millions were lost in overpay- f ments in one case amounting to $23,- E 000,000 on a payment of $34,000,000. £ One hundred and seventy millio £ dollars was placed in the hands of operators and not a single record was kept of it—not even the names of the operators. Profits of 57 per cent on the job was allowed to operators for the building of the government ships. In August. 1919, more than $2,500, 000,000 had been disbursed through the Shipping Board and not a record was available to show how this enor rndhs fund had been distributed. The office of treasurer likewise pos- ! sessed no record to show where.J5243, 000,000 worth of securities held by the | Shipping Board had been deposited, and these subsequently were found in j the vaults of a trust company in 5 Philadelphia. The sum of $623,000 was paid twice 2 for the same work. 2 One hundred and sixteen thousand B loaned to build one plant was used in | a different place to build another | plant. | The price agreed upon in a contract B was increased $143,000 after the con- g tract had been signed and the work g started. 2 FARM HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE. | The residence of Lou Wayman, on s the old Charles Pruss farm 12 miles 3 northwest of this city, was destroyed by fire last Wednesday morning. The fire was discovered in the attic about j 8:30 and when discovered had gained such headway that there was no op- j portunity to extinguish the flames. Mr. Wayman lost all of their house hold goods, clothing and furniture, j being unable to save anything from the building. He carried a small j amount of insurance. Next Year. American Legion Weekly: Little j Bobbie had gone to bed. Suddenly he 9 cried out: “Mamma, I’m frigthened!” [ “What are you frightened about, ■ dear?” j “I hear somebody on the roof.” “Go to sleep, dear,” replied his mother reassuringly. “That’s only daddy taking his shoes off before he si.'-aks in through the skylight. He’s l i : ir-planing home from the club.” University of Nebraska School of Agriculture Agricultural Four Weeks Course: Monday, January 24. 1921, to Friday, February 18, 1921. Students choose from following courses offered: Livestock judg ing; Live stock management; Dairying; Crops Production; Diseases of Animals and Plants; Horticulture Farm Organization; %irm Ac- | counting. | Registration Fee $10.00. Minimum Age 18 years. Auto-Tractor Four Weeks Course: ~~ Opens Monday, November 29, 1920. New class may register every Monday after opening date until March 7 with exception or December 27. Practical instruction and shop work in repair work and operation of Automobiles and Tractors. Registration Fee«$20.00. Minimum Age 18 years. For further information address, | PRINCIPAL, SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE, University Farm, Lincoln, Nebraska. UTTLE LECTURES y'GINGER JIM 4* Laugh at yourself and the world laughs with you; laugh at the other fellow and you ’ll prob ably get a poke in the nose. 2 3 LISTEN CLOSELY Careful dry cleaning' j and steaming will make your plpsh or velvet coat | look like new. No matter how badly | soiled and crushed, if the | pile remains we can re- | store the garment to its j original muster. We will make your gar- | ments last another season, if you care to let us. Yes we call for and de- | liver. Phone 209. § O’Neill Sanitary Laundry [PUBLIC SALEt I Having decided to quit farming I will sell the following described property at Pj | public sale on the old McEvony farm,l mile east and half a mile south of the | I ' O’Neill Burlington round house, commencing at 1 o’clock p. m., on § 1 Wednesday, Dec. 8th i 110 Head of Horses | One team of mares, coming 6 years Old, weight 2200; 1 buckskin horse, 5 § years old; 1 gray mare, 12 years old; 1 bay team, gelding and mare, weight S 2000; 1 bqy team of mares, weight 2200; 1 sorrel horse, 10 years old, weight £ 1000; 1 bay mare smooth mouth. | j 33 Head of Cattle I I" Twelve head of milch cows, some giving milk; 21 head of calves. | Some Hogs; 6 Dozen Rhode Island Chickens; 2 Stacks Prairie Hay. I Farm Machirvery, Etc. | One John Deere mower, nearly new; 1 hay rake; 1 riding cultivator; 1 walk- 1 ing cultivator; 1 stirring plow; 1 12-foot seeder; 1 3-section harrow; 1 hay I • rack and wagon; 1 buggy; 1 2-row eli; 1 lister; 1 box wagon; 1 Galloway | manure spreader, nearly new; 1 slop cart; 1 Anker Holt cream separator, in £ good running order; 2 sets of work harness; hog troughs; chicken coops; some J I good corn in the ear, if not sold before the sale and many other articles. FREE LUNCH AT NOON. BRING YOUR TIN CUPS f TERMS—Eight months’ time on all sums over $10.00 with approved security £ and 10 per cent interest. $10 and under cash. No property to be removed a until settled for. ' | Enard Leach, Owner. 1 Col. James Moore, Auctioneer. First National Bank, Clerk. 4| PUBLIC SALE!! Having decided to quit farming, I will sell at public auction, on the Hatch place 5 miles east and 9 north of O’Neill, 2 miles west and a half mi’e south of Op- m portunity, the following described property commencing at 1. p. m., on | Wednesday, Dec. 8, ’20 | 3 Head of Horses 1 One team of brown geldings, 8 years old, weight 2400; 1 bay horse, 6 years |j 1 old, weight 1000. Ec ■ | 22 Hea^d of Cattle Four milch cows; 10 heifers, 2 years old; 7 spring calves; 1 Red Poll Bull. Farm Machinery, Etc. | Two John Deere elies, new; 1 John Deere lister, in good running order; 1 K* peering mower, new; 1 McCormick sweep; 1 3-section drag; 1 14-inch walk- j^I ing plow; 1 disc; 1 incubator, 150 egg; 1 baseburner; 2 sets of good harness; 1 wagon and box; 1 big saddle; 1 truck wagon, and many other articles too gj numerous to mention. f FREE LUNCH AT NOON. BRING YOUR TIN CUPS §j« TERMS—Eight months’ time on all sums over $10 with approved security U and 10 per cent interest. $10 and under cash. No property to be removed | until settled for. | Jack Taylor, Owner. Col. Johnny Sorenson, Auctioneer. First National Bank, Clerk. H